Dioptase with Calcite Gemstone Carvings Crystalline Gold is purchased not

Crystalline Gold is purchased not for its spot market value but for its rarity

commonly schist

Each strand measures 15 inches in length

the distinctive pattern of the six-sided coral fossil emerges

They are considered to be “living fossils” because of the great similarity between modern and fossil forms

Dioptase with Calcite Gemstone Carvings Crystalline Gold is purchased notDioptase crystals are emerald green and translucent. The mineral got its name from the Greek words for "to see" and "through" because of the ability to see internal cleavage planes of the small crystals. The mineral forms in rhombohedral crystals (usually less than 1cm in size) with a chemical composition of CuSiO3 (H2O).